Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

And now, Niu Niu finally returned to Nandu after two days of travel with Zhou Sanmei.

Thanks to the gods, the bandits and kidnappers near Nandu were wiped out, and the mother and daughter had a safe and smooth journey.

Along the way, the two stayed in inns twice.

In Niu Niu's short seven years of life, it was the first time she ate white rice porridge and white flour buns. She felt like she was dying of happiness.

When we arrived in Nandu City by carriage, we were dazzled by the prosperity and bustle we saw along the way.

The carriage drove all the way to a magnificent, majestic and dignified building complex, where there were even many soldiers standing with swords.

Niuniu was so scared that she tightly held her mother Zhou Sanmei's hand:

"Mom, what are we doing here?"

Zhou Sanmei had a gentle and proud smile on her face:

"Of course I'm going home. Now, I'm working here, and from now on, Niuniu will live with me in the official residence inside!"

So, little Niuniu followed her mother into the Salesian Church in the imperial palace.

Then he found out that his mother was actually the head of the Salesian Church, managing thousands of orphans and hundreds of hired workers. That was really impressive.

Here, she ate, played and studied with the orphans from the Salesian Church.

Every day we have full meals, warm clothes to wear, and even eggs and meat.

She lives with her mother and has her own separate house.

I no longer have to worry about being beaten or scolded by my father and stepmother, or being bullied by my cousin.

No one looked down on her because she was a girl.

She could even learn to read and write from a teacher, just like the boys from the wealthiest families in the village.

I heard that when they grow up, they can pass the imperial examinations and become high-ranking officials.

Such a completely different life is so wonderful!

*

After the New Year, the holiday ended and the officials returned to their offices to report for duty.

Yan Qingzhi, who had spent the entire New Year in ups and downs, finally welcomed his wife back seven days later.

These days, he sent people to the riverside dock to wait all day long, hoping that he would be the first to know the news when his wife returned.

After receiving the news, he immediately went to the gate to greet his wife in person.

Kong Shuya directly handed him a divorce letter and said:

"Now that the government office is on duty, we can go to the government office to get a divorce."

Seeing that she had not calmed down for so long, and now even the divorce agreement had been written and they were just waiting to go to the government office to record it, Yan Qingzhi no longer cared about his face and said quickly:

"Madam! I was just speaking in anger a few years ago. I didn't mean to embarrass you. Look, you've been gone for so long, and I haven't let any concubines get involved in the household chores!"

Kong Shuya was unmoved:

"Do you think I'm just mad about this?"

"No, I just feel that being your wife, Yan Qingzhi, is too tiring. Not only do I have to be a good doctor in the Ministry of Revenue, but I also have to manage the household affairs in an orderly manner as before, and I also have to take care of your concubines and illegitimate children."

"Like you, Yan Qingzhi, I only have one life and twelve hours a day. Ask yourself, can you do all these while serving as an official?"

"I definitely can't do that, and you also need a wife who can keep the inner house in order, so let's just part ways, it will be better for everyone."

After saying this, he stuffed the divorce letter into Yan Qingzhi's arms and said:

"Tomorrow at 9:00 pm, go to Yingtian Prefecture Yamen to get the records."

After saying this, he walked straight past Yan Qingzhi into the mansion and returned to his own courtyard.

Yan Qingzhi's face turned red and blue.

As a second-rank official, he was thrown a divorce letter by his own wife in front of everyone, which was truly humiliating.

He was very angry and wished he could go to the Yingtian government office to register tomorrow and then marry a young, beautiful, gentle and virtuous second wife back home to make Kong Shuya regret it.

But when he returned to his yard, the cold wind that had blown along the way calmed his heated mind.

He knew he couldn't get divorced.

After all, he, Kong Shuya and Yan Yun have a son who has now become the actual head of the Dali Temple.

If he divorces and remarries, will Yunger become alienated from his father?

not to mention……

The God clearly intends to vigorously support the female officials.

His wife, Kong Shuya, is now considered one of the most powerful female officials.

If the God knew that he divorced his wife because she was busy with government affairs, would the God think that he was going against her?

Just because of these two reasons, he cannot divorce.

Moreover, if he divorced his wife, the power of the Ministry of Revenue would no longer have anything to do with the Yan family.

At this moment, he finally realized——

Kong Shuya is no longer the woman in the inner chamber who needs to regard him as her heaven, be dominated by his joys and sorrows, and can be treated at will.

For many reasons, he began to calm down and think about what Kong Shuya had just said.

The next morning, he went to apologize to his wife with all his heart, just as he would to any of his important colleagues.

Admit that you were too hard on her in the past and promise that you will never do so again.

As for the internal affairs of the mansion, he would like his wife to always appoint the housekeeper.

I hope Madam can be magnanimous and give him another chance.

Kong Shuya felt bitter when she saw Yan Qingzhi solemnly apologizing to her and making promises.

She knew that, given the current situation, this was already very sincere.

After a long time, she finally sighed deeply.

"Okay, in that case, I'll give you another chance."

According to her own thoughts, she really wanted to ignore everything and divorce Yan Qingzhi directly.

That way, she would be free and at ease for the rest of her life.

But she can't.

Because this time when I went to Anqing Prefecture, I met my son Yan Yun.

He was smart and perceptive since he was young, and he realized at the first moment that she went to Anqing to celebrate the New Year because something bad had happened with his father in Nandu.

Now that she had been seen through, Kong Shuya didn't want to hide it from her son.

She told him the truth about her predicament and informed him of her plan to divorce.

She actually really hoped that this shocking decision would be supported by her closest son.

However, Yun Ge'er couldn't accept it.

He didn't express his objection directly, but the surprise on his face when he first saw her had completely disappeared.

After a long while, he said sadly:

"The divorce will definitely bring disgrace to the entire Yan family... As my mother's son, how should I behave in front of the Yan family and the civil and military officials in the court?"

Hearing this, Kong Shuya's courage was half gone.

Yes, if she was determined to divorce, she would definitely have a bad relationship with Yan Qingzhi.

Would he vent his anger on his son?

She is Mrs. Yan, and her son is the only legitimate son of the Yan family.

All the property and connections of the Yan family belong to her son.

If he divorces... Yan Qingzhi took the elixir bestowed by the gods, and his body became much younger and stronger.

He will definitely remarry and give birth to a new legitimate son.

By then, Yun Ge'er's position will become more and more embarrassing.

Besides, Yun Ge'er should have reached the age to get married.

Which prominent family would be willing to marry their daughter to a man who is the mistress of the house and divorced from her?

They would think that such a family is too weird.

If she insisted on divorce, the one who would be most affected would be Yun Ge'er.

This New Year, even with her beloved son, Kong Shuya was not very happy.

Yan Yun was obviously depressed because of her divorce, and even during the Chinese New Year, he spent most of his time handling cases.

Seeing that her holiday was almost over, she had no choice but to return to Nandu early.

At this point, Yan Qingzhi has already made sincere concessions, and she has no reason to insist on divorce.

After all, she couldn't just care about her own freedom and ignore Yun Ge'er's life or death.

*

Naturally, this farce in the Yan Mansion did not escape the eyes and ears of Chen Qingzhu.

Years ago, she was somewhat surprised that Yan Qingzhi and his wife were about to divorce.

Then he thought that it was a good idea for Kong Shuya to divorce, as it could set an example for other women under his rule who had unhappy marriages.

A year later, she heard that Yan Qingzhi and Kong Shuya had reconciled again, and she was actually a little disappointed.

But only a little.

After all, the conflicts within the Yan family are far from being irreconcilable. Everyone has the right to stick to their own choices, and outsiders just need to respect that.

There is still a long way to go before women can truly stand on the same level as men, and it cannot be achieved overnight.

For a noble lady like Kong Shuya who once followed the three obediences and four virtues, being able to make Yan Qingzhi, who was in a high position, compromise was already a great progress.

Chen Qingzhu's attention quickly shifted away from the Yan family's household affairs.

Because according to Zhang Liu's repeated verification, in the second half of last year, many places in the distant Fu Province were looted by Japanese pirates.